Zak was born on 13 September 1965 at Queen Charlotte's Maternity Hospital in London

Zak aged just nine days

Aged 9 months, with mother Maureen & father Richard

Shortly before his 2nd birthday (celebrating his mother's 21st)

Zak at about two-and-a-half years old

Aged 3, aboard the QE2

5-year-old Zak celebrating the birth of his sister Lee with his parents & 3-year-old brother Jason

Mid-70s portrait of Lee, Jason & Zak

Zak (almost 12), Lee (6) and Jason (nearly 10) with their father Richard in 1977

Zak with his friend Keith Moon in August 1978, shortly before Zak's 13th birthday

My heartfelt thanks to my dear tour-sis, Emma-Jane Stevens, who not only provided many of these pictures, she also helped me to date them! Many more pictures from Zak's childhood can be found on Emma's Zak site